miR-124-3p Combined with ANGPTL2 Has High Diagnostic Values for Obese and Nonobese Polycystic Ovary Syndrome by Hongmei Dai, Fangting Liu, Jianshu Lu, Yan Yang, Pingping Liu

“…Accordingly, this study set out to explore the clinical roles of serum miR-124-3p/ANGPTL2 in PCOS. …”
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Long-term results of surgical treatment of a locally advanced rectal cancer using extrafascial principle of dissection by P. V. Tsarkov, I. A. Tulina, D. N. Fedorov, A. Yu. Kravchenko, O. Yu. Samofalova

“…Both in males and females resection of organs of genitourinary system, as well as the structures of a lateral pelvic wall was carried out most often. The overall mortality in studied cohort of patients was 1,9%. …”
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Comparative Analysis Of Continuous And Interrupted Suturing Techniques In Urethroplasty For Hypospadias by Kamran Aziz, Asra Aleem, Safdar Saeed, Muhammad Rashid Jamal, Ijaz Hussian Shah, Sana Shaukat Siddiqui

“…Methods: A quasi-experimental study was carried out in the Urology department of DG Khan Medical College and Hospital from June 2022 to June 2023 that included 69 boys divided into 2 groups based on suturing technique: 37 boys underwent continuous-suture Snodgrass TIP urethroplasty and 32 boys underwent interrupted-suture Snodgrass TIP urethroplasty. …”
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The Types of Religious Identity of Chechen Students by М. Т. Khaskhanova, M. V. Vereshchagina

“…In view of the interest shown by the scientific community in Arab-Muslim culture, appropriate psychological research should be carried out in Muslim-dominated regions. The Chechen Republic is one of such territories in the Russian Federation.The aim is to identify the characteristics and types of religious identity of Chechen students.Methodology and research methods. …”
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Unlocking the potential of rice straw: Sustainable utilization strategies for Bangladesh by Bidhan Nath, Md Moudud Ahmmed, Subrata Paul, Md Durrul Huda, Mohammad Afzal Hossain, Sharmin Islam

“…Moreover, a comparative analysis has been carried out on traditional straw uses alongside recent innovations in its utilization, such as biogas production, biofuel generation, biochar creation, and composting, alongside value-added applications such as papermaking and industrial materials. …”
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“Arming half-baked people with weapons!” Information enclaving among professionals and the need for a care-centred model for antibiotic use information in Uganda, Tanzania and Mala... by Susan Nayiga, Eleanor E MacPherson, John Mankhomwa, Fortunata Nasuwa, Raymond Pongolani, Rita Kabuleta, Mike Kesby, Russell Dacombe, Shona Hilton, Delia Grace, Nicholas Feasey, Clare I.R. Chandler

“…Methods Building on extended periods of fieldwork amongst end-users and antibiotic providers in the three countries, we conducted two workshops in each, with a total of 44 medical and veterinary professionals, policy makers and drug regulators, in December 2021. We carried out extensive documentary and literature reviews to characterise antibiotic information systems in each setting. …”
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Knowledge and attitude of nosocomial infection prevention and control precautions among healthcare personnel at Kiruddu Referral Hospital in Kampala, Uganda by Newton Ekakoro, Ritah Nakayinga, Martha A. Kaddumukasa, Maria Mbatudde

“…Methods A facility-based cross-sectional study was carried out at Kiruddu Referral Hospital in Kampala, Uganda. …”
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Museographic narrating of dissonant heritage in Tianjin’s former international concessions by Maria Gravari-Barbas, Sandra Guinand, Yue Lu, Chensi Shen

“…This paper highlights and further develops how former Western concessions are imbued with a sense of both nostalgia and patriotism and sets out to gain a deeper understanding of the tension between these two attitudes.…”
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Field and laboratory evaluation of the long-term effect of various organic fertilizers on sandy soil by József Tibor Aranyos, Liyana Zulkipli, Marianna Makádi

“…Since crop management systems play an important role in soil carbon sequestration, therefore our aim was to determine the long-term effects of different organic fertilizers on soil respiration and its driving factors.Method: The research work was carried out in two long-term experiments on sandy soil. …”
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Response of Malt Barley (Hordeum Distichum L) Varieties to Different Row Spacing under Contrasted Environments of North Gondar, Ethiopia by Amare Assefa Bogale, Ketema Niguse, Awoke Wasae, Shegaw Habitu

“…The experiment was laid out using randomized complete block design with three replications. …”
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The Influence of Ventilation Arrangement on the Mechanism of Dust Distribution in Woxi Pithead by Zhiyong Zhou, Pei Hu, Chongchong Qi, Tianpei Niu, Ming Li, Long Tian

“…In this paper, a numerical study was carried out to investigate the influence of ventilation arrangement on the mechanism of dust distribution. …”
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A systematic review of the effect of personal health records on patient activation by Irina Osovskaya, Ann Blandford, Henry WW Potts

“…This study notably offered PHRs combined with health coaching and training in the use of the system to their intervention group, which may indicate an important requirement for how to get the best out of a PHR system.…”
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Embedding Trust in the Media Access Control Protocol for Wireless Networks by Chaminda Alocious, Hannan Xiao, Bruce Christianson, Joseph Spring

“…Third, a TMAC diagnosis mechanism is carried out for each distributed node periodically, to reassess neighbor status and to reclassify each based on their trust value. …”
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Pilot study: Initial investigation suggests differences in EMT-associated gene expression in breast tumor regions by Kylie L. King, Hamed Abdollahi, Zoe Dinkel, Alannah Akins, Homayoun Valafar, Heather Dunn

“…Both parametric and non-parametric statistical analyses identified genes differentially expressed between the two ethnic groups. Out of 40 genes analyzed, 4 were differentially expressed in the edge of tumor (ET) region and 8 in the ECM adjacent to the tumor (ECMT) region. …”
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Predicting hydropower generation: A comparative analysis of Machine learning models and optimization algorithms for enhanced forecasting accuracy and operational efficiency by Chunyang Wang, Chao Li, Yudong Feng, Shoufeng Wang

“…Between the tested models, the integrated CatBoost- hunger Games search model brings out exceptional predictive accuracy, with a Coefficient of Determination of 0.9075 and a Root Mean Square Error of 45.2130 during testing. …”
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Studying genetic resources of spring bread wheat in the environments of Northern Kazakhstan by A. T. Babkenov, S. A. Babkenova, E. K. Kairzhanov

“…The study of the collection material was carried out in accordance with the guidelines developed by the N.I. …”
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The Application of FT-IR Spectroscopy for Quality Control of Flours Obtained from Polish Producers by Katarzyna Sujka, Piotr Koczoń, Alicja Ceglińska, Magdalena Reder, Hanna Ciemniewska-Żytkiewicz

“…The calibration data set was used to construct calibration models with use of the CSR and the PLS with the leave one-out, cross-validation techniques. The calibrated models were validated with a validation data set. …”
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Optimizing chickpea yield prediction under wilt disease through synergistic integration of biophysical and image parameters using machine learning models by RN Singh, P. Krishnan, C. Bharadwaj, Sonam Sah, B. Das

“…Field experiments were carried out over three years at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute research farm in New Delhi. …”
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Continuing exposure to disadvantageous material and perceived economic factors on self-rated health in different life stages: fixed effects analyses with data from the German Socio... by Tobias Rähse, Matthias Richter, Anja Knöchelmann

“…The analyses were carried out separately for sex and life stages (emerging, early middle & later middle, late adulthood) using fixed effects models to adjust for time-varying covariates. …”
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Preoperative Predictors for the Presence of Motile Spermatozoa in the Epididymis and Patency of Anastomosis During Microsurgical Vasoepididymal Anastomosis in Patients with Obstruc... by Bhopesh Kadian, Aditya Prakash Sharma, Manish Rohilla, Ujjwal Gorsi, Japleen Kaur, Ravimohan S. Mavuduru

“…Statistical Analysis Used: Analysis of preoperative and intraoperative factors was done using the Mann–Whitney U-test, Chi-squared test and Fischer exact test. Results: Out of 20 patients, 5 (group 2) had intraoperative motile spermatozoa in the epididymal fluid and 15 (group 1) had nonmotile spermatozoa. …”
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